I really hate to post this because I really never thought this was a scam at all. I recently sold a nice camera and the buyer contacted me on Facebook to get it (marketplace), even gave me phone call to check in on things. I was receiving emails from a legit looking PayPal and it was asking me to send tracking info in order to verify the sale. So at this point I don't everything it asked and had the camera shipped. Days later I received an email saying that I was a new seller and my account had to be upgrade. The "buyer" had to send me an additional 600 to my account in order for it to be upgrade. He seemed hesitant but I didn't know if he was acting or not. I received another email saying the he added the 600 and my account has been upgraded, but I now have to send the 600 back in gift cards at 100 buck increments. I still haven't receive my money and now have to pay back gift cards? So I stopped and now trying to contact someone from PayPal but it seems impossible.
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